Liberal Arts education has been challenged in recent years by neo-liberalismand corporatization, cutbacks in public funding, changes in the studentpopulation, and internationalization. Professors and administrators areresponding in diverse ways that include re-engagement with the values androles of the Liberal Arts, innovations in curriculum and pedagogicalapproaches, creative and differential use of technology, and the practicalmatters of winning public support and retaining students.

Keynote Speakers:

. Ronald Wright The Future of the Past: escaping the parochialismof the present